Job Description:

Job Description:

Production Planning Analyst (Knoxville, IA)

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 96,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“For more than 30 years at 3M, I’ve seen firsthand how it’s a place where curious, creative and collaborative people thrive and build a rewarding career. As a leader in this company, my goal is to ensure each 3Mer sees and feels the positive impact we’re making around the world” – Mike Roman, chief executive officer and chairman, 3M

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Production Planning Analyst, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency




• Procuring material and communicating to suppliers on future requirements to support production plan 




• Strong written or oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members along with active participation in the Tier process




• Working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts.  Working closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets 




• Parameter Management:  optimizing and maintaining production lot sizes, production cycles and safety stocks to deliver the desired balance between inventory and service




• Managing capacity including identifying, resolving, and escalating production constraints




• Managing assigned working and non-working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets 




• Executing the production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes




• Providing a high degree of planning analysis to support data-driven decision making




• Identifies, leads, and participates in Lean Six Sigma projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution




• ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification is preferred. If not complete at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee. 




• Two (s) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment




• Experience with SAP ERP Software




• 3M systems experience (Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, Peoplesoft)




• Experience in Production Planning




• Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes




• Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills




• Advanced Microsoft Suite experience




• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills




• Experience working on cross-functional teams




• Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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